The Chameleon

This is exactly how I feel tonnes of respect, but I just don't really like the band as a whole so much. I also think this guy deserves a mention.... when he was in his prime of course

Also I nominated these two male vocalists for the list... Steve Miller And,, Boz Scaggs

the sneakin' sally album (1974) was with art neville and other meters' date=' but that was it for his collaborations with them. toussaint worked with him a bit longer. the little feat connection is very strong though. what other work in the 70s of his would you consider good? [/quote'] No he actually worked with members of Little Feat and continued to cover Toussaint songs on many of his 70s albums... Like this one... Pressure Drop 1976 It includes the Lowell George song "Trouble" and the Toussaint song "Riverboat". Sam Clayton and Kenny Gradney, Lowell Geroge, Paul Barrere and Richie Hayward from from Feat are on this one too..killer Some people do what they like 1976 On this album he covers Little Feat's "Spanish Moon" Paul Barrere, Richie Hayward and Sam Clayton all play on it too... Double Fun 1978 This album also has Paul Barrer,Richie Hayward, Bill Payne, from Little Feat on it not to mention both Breaker bros. and Motown bassist Bob Babbit! On this one Palmer covers Tousaint's "Night People". and as you mentioned 1974's Sneakin' Salley though the alley...is killer. Basically all his 70s albums have really solid playing and great tunes on 'em...

I never like Hagar or his voice. It always sounded strained and he did not have the bravado or showmanship of Diamond Dave. For me I am the other way around I would not consider seeing Halen without David Lee Roth.

I'm gonna be there. It is an early start 6:30. See ya on the lawn!

Robert Palmer yeah yeah I know...the Addicted to love shit was cheese... but before that all through the 70s he put out criminally underrated funky albums with members of the Meters and Little Feat backing him up and he is one powerful vocalist. and... Let's no forget Big Papa...one of the greatest still to this day Mike McDonald

From what I heard/read on the net (which is by no means 100% solid). It was Michael Anthony that turned down the tour idea before it even started. I understood it that he did not want to tour. Ultimately I think they should all just let by gones be by gones and tour as a full unit.

I agree, obviously it would be more complete with Anthony, but I do not think it will derail the entire process without him. He is perhaps he only original member that could be absent and have the tour continue. I too love the old Van Halen, and I am still unclear as to why Anthony wouldn't want to do it?

I was on the roof of my apartment l block from city TV watching the drama unfold and smoking a spliff.

I did the last 4 shows of that tour including Coventry...had to walk miles to get in..... What a scene.

Agreed the vocal harmonies are key. I am sure they will hire a backup singer for those. No biggie.

Not a good idea on the Reggie idea. If Boston wants a team leader they should get someone "active". I like the initiative though. I still think Boston would have been a better team if the had kept Antoine Walker. He and Paul Pierce worked well together and think of the team they'd have now.

I read this quote just now.... "If the phone doesn't ring, it's me." -Jimmy Buffett ..absolute gold!

I'm on this for sure! Too bad about Michael Anthony. I would have love to see that JD bass all sweaty and ready!

I agree with Jaimoe, when I thought up the tread that is what I was thinking... and on that topic this guy gets a nod..... Jimmy Reed (best 12 bar blues feel ever...)

Including players like Jimmy Page and Jerry Garcia misses the point I think. Those guys are killer lead players and get all the spotlight. We are talking about players that rarely take a solo and make their living as servants tot he groove... Like this guy.... Freddie Green

That is most certainly a Motown song.. it's by Marvin Gaye, it's on "What's going on" 1971. I also suggest.... "Take me in your arms" by Kim Weston "Tracks of my tears" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles Cool Jerk- The Capitols It's a shame- The Spinners Papa was a Rolling Stone- The Temptations Heatwave- the Supreames "

So I was coming home from rehearsal last night (after 12am) and I heard some screaming and when I went inside my apartment from outside the window I could see police cruisers, police tape and general rukus. The police had closed down Queen right by Trinity Bellwoods. Turn out that 2 men where stabbed in a confrontation involving a panhandler. Apparently a panhandler approached a man and a scuffle ensued and the panhandler stabbed two people. One of the victims is now on life support. My question is what should Toronto do about panhandling? It is a problem and getting worse. They are everywhere downtown and getting more agressive. I am torn by the whole thing. One the one hand I feel for people down and out that truly need some help and whatever they can get to get by. On the other hand it is an intrusive practice that is often abused and creates safety issues and makes the city look bad in general. In my Travels (in developed countries) Toronto has the worst homeless and panhadeling problem I have seen. What should be done? .......your view? _________________

Sorry I fixed it. That's what I get for posting late night.

[color:brown]So usually all the praise and fame goes to the shredders and the lead players but where we would be without the masters of groove who strum it out and lay the foundation. So who are your fav. rhythm guitar players.... Right off the go I pick... Jimmy "Chank" Nolen (James Brown's guitar player..basically invented funk guitar) and of course... Bob Weir..(a little eratic in the early years but Bob became a master of syncopation, oddball voicings and slinky riffs masterful woven in the groove..) your pics?.,..

Agreed! You know the part is a party when Marge is there! Bigs ups to you...

#253. Songs about or mentioning a non-Christian religion or spiritual path 1. David Byrne & Brian Eno - Quran (Islam) 2. Frank Zappa - A Token Of My Extreme (First Church Of Appliantology) 3. Ween - Reggae Junkie Jew 4. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord 5. Ben Harper - Burn One Down 6. Dar Williams - The Christians and the Pagans 7. John Prine - Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard 8. Ben Folds Five - Satan Is My Master 9. Al Tuck - Buddha 10. Ryan Adams - Rosebud 11. The Gladiators- Jah works 12.

He was also a regular on "Night Heat". He was the informant guy always hustling on the street. Really liked that cat. I think they should dismiss this on the ground his right to a speedy trial has been violated. 2yrs! c'mon.

Exactly. The thing about Bonds record is that int he long run it will not really mean anything. A-Rod is only 32 and has 500, he will easily eclipse Bonds. The A-Rod countdown starts today.. And good for that. Bonds is a tainted player and his record will always be in question in many peoples minds...unlike Aaron's.

Another brutal perversion of the constitution of the Untied States...... August 6, 2007 Bush Signs Law to Widen Legal Reach for Wiretapping By JAMES RISEN, NYT WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 — President Bush signed into law on Sunday legislation that broadly expanded the government’s authority to eavesdrop on the international telephone calls and e-mail messages of American citizens without warrants. Congressional aides and others familiar with the details of the law said that its impact went far beyond the small fixes that administration officials had said were needed to gather information about foreign terrorists. They said seemingly subtle changes in legislative language would sharply alter the legal limits on the government’s ability to monitor millions of phone calls and e-mail messages going in and out of the United States. They also said that the new law for the first time provided a legal framework for much of the surveillance without warrants that was being conducted in secret by the National Security Agency and outside the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the 1978 law that is supposed to regulate the way the government can listen to the private communications of American citizens. “This more or less legalizes the N.S.A. program,†said Kate Martin, director of the Center for National Security Studies in Washington, who has studied the new legislation. Previously, the government needed search warrants approved by a special intelligence court to eavesdrop on telephone conversations, e-mail messages and other electronic communications between individuals inside the United States and people overseas, if the government conducted the surveillance inside the United States. Today, most international telephone conversations to and from the United States are conducted over fiber-optic cables, and the most efficient way for the government to eavesdrop on them is to latch on to giant telecommunications switches located in the United States. By changing the legal definition of what is considered “electronic surveillance,†the new law allows the government to eavesdrop on those conversations without warrants — latching on to those giant switches — as long as the target of the government’s surveillance is “reasonably believed†to be overseas. For example, if a person in Indianapolis calls someone in London, the National Security Agency can eavesdrop on that conversation without a warrant, as long as the N.S.A.’s target is the person in London. Tony Fratto, a White House spokesman, said Sunday in an interview that the new law went beyond fixing the foreign-to-foreign problem, potentially allowing the government to listen to Americans calling overseas. But he stressed that the objective of the new law is to give the government greater flexibility in focusing on foreign suspects overseas, not to go after Americans. “It’s foreign, that’s the point,†Mr. Fratto said. “What you want to make sure is that you are getting the foreign target.†The legislation to change the surveillance act was rushed through both the House and Senate in the last days before the August recess began. The White House’s push for the change was driven in part by a still-classified ruling earlier this year by the special intelligence court, which said the government needed to seek court-approved warrants to monitor those international calls going through American switches. The new law, which is intended as a stopgap and expires in six months, also represents a power shift in terms of the oversight and regulation of government surveillance. The new law gives the attorney general and the director of national intelligence the power to approve the international surveillance, rather than the special intelligence court. The court’s only role will be to review and approve the procedures used by the government in the surveillance after it has been conducted. It will not scrutinize the cases of the individuals being monitored. The law also gave the administration greater power to force telecommunications companies to cooperate with such spying operations. The companies can now be compelled to cooperate by orders from the attorney general and the director of national intelligence. Democratic Congressional aides said Sunday that some telecommunications company officials had told Congressional leaders that they were unhappy with that provision in the bill and might challenge the new law in court. The aides said the telecommunications companies had told lawmakers that they would rather have a court-approved warrant ordering them to comply. In fact, pressure from the telecommunications companies on the Bush administration has apparently played a major hidden role in the political battle over the surveillance issue over the past few months. In January, the administration placed the N.S.A.’s warrantless wiretapping program under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and subjected it for the first time to the scrutiny of the FISA court. Democratic Congressional aides said Sunday that they believed that pressure from major telecommunications companies on the White House was a major factor in persuading the Bush administration to do that. Those companies were facing major lawsuits for having secretly cooperated with the warrantless wiretapping program, and now wanted greater legal protections before cooperating further. But the change suddenly swamped the court with an enormous volume of search warrant applications, leading, in turn, to the administration’s decision to seek the new legislation.